🇫🇷 Matra Alice: Part 1 (First Look) [TCE

[@Brfff]

I think I've figured out the type of screw missing from the keyboard, that I need to replace ... 2mm wide, 6mm long, washer head ... so M2x6 ... ? www.patreon.com/posts/tandy-mc-10-118279630

[@MrWaalkman]

Pretty little machine! And I have a MC-10 and the keys look the same from here.

[@whetphish]

Thank you. After all these years, I now finally know who the f**k Alice is.

[@DaveEverett01]

Nice to see it working. I just bought an Alice off ebay in the red carry case, it has the original tape deck, scart lead, several cassettes and manuals

[@8bitsinthebasement]

I'd say that you've done well with that purchase. AFAIK that would be the 32k version Alice with built in ML monitor (as it came in the case). A brilliant little system, It's easy verify if it's the 32K you've got it's got an * printed on the bottom label and a ?mem will let you know anyway. Good luck with it

[@DaveEverett01]

@@8bitsinthebasement Yes it does have the * at the end of the serial number. I might finally have time over Christmas to power it up. Maybe the MC-10 I bought 3 years ago as well :(

[@Brfff]

I stumbled upon a French auction site - looks like a few available there, but mostly "pick up" or delivery only to France maybe ... :( www.leboncoin.fr/recherche?category=15&text=Matra+Alice&shippable=1&kst=k

[@Brfff]

Yes, definitely a nice find! I'm assuming that it should be compatible with the Alice 4K/MC-10 even though it has a different (better!) video chip? Same BASIC ... it doesn't really mention anything here: alice.system-cfg.com/hardware.php I find myself starting to fall down the rabbit hole ... "gotta collect them all!" 😇

[@DaveEverett01]

@@Brfff I didn't know about the 90, must..resist.. purchasing

[@twinshobbytwinshobby3863]

Awesome JOB !

[@estebanvillalobos2303]

the real magic of the mc-10 is the high level of integration with the 6803 cpu and the internal basic is excellent. jim gerrie has ported hundreds if not thousands of basic games to the mc-10. there are internal ram mods and improvements to the 6847 that add more video memory also.

[@1337Shockwav3]

Love the lid on that EPROM ... probably is an UV-eraseable one, but then just thought "nah, let's make it OTP"

[@Brfff]

Ah, you noticed that! I should've lingered on it more but, yes, they definitely decided to make it a OTP! I've found a simple internal 8KB upgrade that I'm going to try - designing a PCB for it. The machine has a standard 16KB RAM upgrade but this isn't visible to the VDG (separate bus to the expansion connector) which can address up to 8KB www.waveguide.se/?article=expanding-the-trs-80-mc-10-internal-ram